Grafana vs Percona Monitoring and Management
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.
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Grafana
Open observability dashboards and visualization
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Percona Monitoring and Management
Database performance monitoring for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB
| Feature | Grafana | Percona Monitoring and Management |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring & Status | Monitoring & Status |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Setup difficulty | Medium | Medium |
| Min. RAM | 512 MB | 2,048 MB |
| Deployment | docker, bare-metal, helm | docker, kubernetes, binary |
| GitHub stars | ★ 76,153 | ★ 1,080 |
| First released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Replaces | Datadog | Datadog Database Monitoring, SolarWinds DPA |
Why pick each one
Choose Grafana if…
- Beautiful flexible dashboards
- Broad data source support
- Strong community
Choose Percona Monitoring and Management if…
- Deep database-level insight
- All-in-one server image
Frequently asked questions
Is Grafana or Percona Monitoring and Management better?
Neither is universally better. Grafana has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Grafana and Percona Monitoring and Management free and open-source?
Yes. Grafana is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Percona Monitoring and Management under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Grafana and Percona Monitoring and Management with Docker?
Grafana: yes. Percona Monitoring and Management: yes.